Governments in Australia and Japan are creating new rules to reduce the negative influence of artificial intelligence on the fairness of their elections.

澳洲與日本政府正在制定新規則，以減少人工智慧對選舉公平性產生的負面影響。

In New South Wales, the use of AI-generated images has started a debate about the difference between political humor and electoral misconduct. For example, an AI image showing a physical attack on MP Julia Finn by Steve Christou caused significant concern. Although Mr. Christou claimed the image was just satire, the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance has emphasized the need for mandatory labels to identify AI content. Currently, laws in New South Wales only ban deepfakes immediately before an election; consequently, there is a legal gap during the rest of the campaign period.

在紐南威爾斯州，使用 AI 生成的圖像引發了一場關於政治幽默與選舉違規之間差異的辯論。例如，一張由 Steve Christou 分享、顯示其攻擊國會議員 Julia Finn 的 AI 圖像引起了極大關注。儘管 Christou 先生聲稱該圖像僅為諷刺，但媒體娛樂與藝術聯盟（Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance）強調需要強制標記 AI 內容。目前，紐南威爾斯州的法律僅禁止在選舉前夕出現深偽（deepfakes）內容；因此，在競選期間的其他時間存在法律漏洞。

Similarly, the Japanese government is working to connect social media rules with election laws. A new bill, supported by several political parties, aims to force social media platforms to stop the spread of false information. This law would require users to admit when they use AI in videos or images and would forbid the distortion of facts. If the bill is passed, these rules will be enforced by March 1, 2027, in time for the local elections.

同樣地，日本政府正努力將社交媒體規則與選舉法接軌。一項由多個政黨支持的新法案，旨在強制社交媒體平台停止傳播虛假資訊。該法律將要求用戶在影片或圖片中使用 AI 時必須承認，並禁止歪曲事實。如果法案通過，這些規則將於 2027 年 3 月 1 日前強制執行，以趕上地方選舉。

From an academic view, Dr. Andrew Hughes from the Australian National University noted that AI tools make it cheaper for small parties and independent candidates to create high-quality content. However, he warned that the rise of violent or inappropriate AI images could discourage qualified people from entering politics and threaten the stability of the democratic process.

從學術角度來看，澳洲國立大學的 Andrew Hughes 博士指出，AI 工具使小黨和獨立候選人能以更低成本製作高品質內容。然而，他警告，暴力或不適當的 AI 圖像增加，可能會阻礙合格人才參政，並威脅民主程序的穩定性。

Both countries are moving toward stricter oversight and mandatory disclosure to prevent synthetic media from damaging public debate.

兩國均趨向採取更嚴格的監督與強制披露，以防止合成媒體損害公眾辯論。